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Advanced Trauma Life Support ATLS Student Course Manual 2018

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MANAGEMENT OF OXYGENATION 37<br />

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B C D<br />

n FIGURE 2-16 Surgical Cricothyroidotomy. A. Palpate the thyroid notch, cricothyroid interval, and sternal notch for orientation. B. Make a skin<br />

incision over the cricothyroid membrane and carefully incise the membrane transversely. C. Insert a hemostat or scalpel handle into the incision<br />

and rotate it 90 degrees to open the airway. D. Insert a properly sized, cuffed endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube into the cricothyroid<br />

membrane incision, directing the tube distally into the trachea.<br />

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